All Forecourt Trader articles in February 2012 – Page 2
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Diesel price hits record high as RMIP makes formal submission to OFT for new review of the market
The price of diesel has hit a record high having rocketed by 10pp in just 12 months – an inflation-busting 7% rise – reports RMI Petrol. "The increase leaves diesel at 143.05ppl, a level that could derail Government plans to curb inflation, is a disaster for motorists, and puts the ...
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Biofuels worse than fossil fuels and targets should be scrapped, say charities
Car drivers in the UK will pay up to £2 billion more on the forecourt in 2020 if the government decides to increase the proportion of biofuels in petrol, according to new research commissioned by ActionAid and Friends of the Earth, undertaken by the Global Subsidies Initiative. The report suggests ...
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AA calls for fuel price regulator as diesel nears last year’s record
The AA has called for the industry to consider the introduction of a price regulator acting as an honest broker between fuel suppliers, retailers and consumers. The suggestion comes as average UK diesel prices have risen to 142.80ppl, a fifth of a penny shy of the record set in May ...
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Consumers can’t take rising fuel prices, says AA, as it calls on Chancellor for investigation
The impact of record diesel prices will be felt by everyone as higher transport costs are passed on to business and consumers, warns AA president Edmund King."With some delivery and haulage firms adding a diesel surcharge to invoices, costs will rise faster than most people expect and stoke inflation again," ...
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Police help reduce drive-offs
Police in Reading have been carrying out checks on motorists at a Morrisons forecourt in a bid to reduce drive-offs.Twelve bilking incidents were reported in December and January at the site so now drivers are being asked to produce their fuel receipts.Extra checks are being carried out on drivers who ...
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Coryton crude oil supplies secure for three months
The administrators of Petroplus’ Coryton refinery in Essex have today signed a tolling agreement, securing crude oil supplies for the next three months. The tolling agreement – involving a collaboration of Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc (MSCGI), KKR Asset Management, LLC, and AtlasInvest – allows the refinery to continue to ...
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ATM raid in Essex
Thieves used a stolen digger to demolish the wall of a Shell site in Epping, Essex and steal an ATM.A report in the Epping Forest Guardian said the incident occurred at about 5.54am on Wednesday.It is believed that the digger was stolen from a building site in High Beach. After ...
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Armed robber gets trapped in hatch
A robber who launched himself through an after-hours serving hatch in a bungled forecourt raid has been jailed for six years.Twenty-nine-year-old Grant Miller turned up in a car at Middlemoor Service Station in Workington just after midnight last August, when staff were serving through a hatch. A woman got out ...
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NewsYorkon completes 50th modular PFS for Tesco
Off-site construction specialist, Yorkon, has completed another milestone for Tesco – its 50th modular petrol filling station (PFS) building for the global retailer. Since Yorkon completed its first petrol filling station kiosk for Tesco near Gretna Green in Scotland, the modular design has been engineered to accommodate larger chillers, a ...
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Symonds Forecourts joins RMI Petrol
RMI Petrol has brought another Top 50 Indie company into membership of the trade association – Somerset-based Symonds Forecourts.Brian Madderson, chairman of RMI Petrol, said: “We are delighted to have full support from this professional, family company and make further inroads with the top petrol filling station groups.”Symonds has emerged ...
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Daylight raid on village forecourt
A man armed with a knife robbed a Gulf petrol station in Dunnington, North Yorkshire on Monday morning.According to The York Press, he got away with a large quantity of cash.Police told the newspaper that the armed man ordered the cashier to hand over the money from the till, then ...
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Inflation drop undermines case for business rates hike
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that inflation has fallen by 1.7% from its peak at 5.6% in September 2011.The announcement adds to the case against the planned 5.6% increase in business rates, which is due to come in this April. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is ...
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Shell tempts motorists with Valentine’s offer as research shows Brits spend more time on cars than relationships
Shell is running a Valentine’s Day promotion offering motorists 5ppl off Shell V-Power unleaded or diesel.The promotion is running exclusively at participating Shell sites for today only. It coincides with research carried out on behalf of Shell, which reveals that despite the fuss over Valentine’s Day, British motorists spend twice ...
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Drive-off man banned from driving
A man who drove off from a forecourt without paying for petrol three times in one month has been banned from driving.According to the Newmarket Journal, 22-year-old Azoun Limmage had taken his girlfriend’s car to the Hyperion garage in Newmarket and was driving without a licence or insurance when he ...
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Attendant terrorised with Samurai sword
A masked raider threatened a forecourt employee with a Samurai sword in an attack at the Murco service station in Ingol, Preston, last Saturday night. The man threatened the worker with the sword before making off with less than £100 from the till.Speaking to the Lancashire Evening Post, the detective ...
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Hearts are growing fonder of forecourts on Valentine’s Day, says new research
One in five time-strapped British men are snapping up their Valentine’s Day presents from petrol stations, new research from Mace convenience stores reveals today. Key findings revealed: * One in five men buy Valentine’s Day gifts from petrol stations and that rises to one in three in the 25-45 ...
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Londis to double fresh sales in three years
Londis reports fresh sales up 26% year-on-year and plans to double sales in fresh foods over the next three years. This follows the group’s £4m investment in fresh food expansion last year, supported with new product extensions, promotional support and ongoing retailer support.Paul Courtney, Londis sales director, said: “We now ...
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Snow clearing advice issued by Directgov
Clear government guidance for businesses on what they should and shouldn’t do during this snowy and icy period is to be welcomed, the health and safety advisor and employment law specialist Bibby Consulting & Support has said. "One of the biggest misconceptions companies have is that if they attempt to ...
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Tanker driver action called off following "positive" meeting
Industrial action by tanker drivers – which has been affecting fuel supplies to Jet retailers for the past two weeks – has been called off following a successful meeting between representatives from the Unite union and transport company Wincanton. It brings to an end action at Kingsbury, Immingham and Stockton-on-Tees ...
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Trade union Unite issues warning to oil majors
Fuel and petrol stocks will be hit if oil distribution employers fail to end the attack on tanker drivers’ livelihoods forcing strike action closer, trade union Unite has warned. The union, which has over 3,000 oil tanker driver members, has written to employers to encourage them to back a fuel ...